Worst Drink You've Ever Had
Jan 20, 2015 | 3:10 pm
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Worst Drink You've Ever Had
The worst beer I've ever tasted was from Dogfish Head, of all places. It proves even the best get it wrong sometimes.
It was called Raison D'Etre and it was made with raisins. Really. And you could taste raisin in every sip.
I'm embarrassed to admit I bought it a second time by mistake. I figured I'd try it again in case I just had a bad bottle. Nope, still gawdawful.
It was called Raison D'Etre and it was made with raisins. Really. And you could taste raisin in every sip.
I'm embarrassed to admit I bought it a second time by mistake. I figured I'd try it again in case I just had a bad bottle. Nope, still gawdawful.
Jan 20, 2015 | 3:16 pm
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Blue Moon Cinnamon Horchata Ale
I mean, it wasn't AWFUL. I just don't think beer should be a dessert.
For awful, Laphroaig. I could make a similar drink by chugging a bottle of Liquid Smoke.
I mean, it wasn't AWFUL. I just don't think beer should be a dessert.
For awful, Laphroaig. I could make a similar drink by chugging a bottle of Liquid Smoke.
Jan 20, 2015 | 3:23 pm
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Oh, this one's easy. Without a doubt, Yanghe Haizhilan. We're only three posts in and I declare myself winner of this thread 
Someone brought a bottle of this stuff into my office and we all ritualistically forced ourselves to try some. As none of us speak Chinese, we started referring to it as "The Goat". Partly because the company logo is a goat, but mostly because the stuff tastes like musty barn with an aroma of wet hay and strong notes of wet mud and goat sweat on the finish.
The worst is the aftermath: you'll be burping goat taste for a good 24-48 hours after trying a shot of this stuff.
I'd attempt to describe it further, but I think the manufacturer's flowy description does it better than I ever could:
Someone brought a bottle of this stuff into my office and we all ritualistically forced ourselves to try some. As none of us speak Chinese, we started referring to it as "The Goat". Partly because the company logo is a goat, but mostly because the stuff tastes like musty barn with an aroma of wet hay and strong notes of wet mud and goat sweat on the finish.
The worst is the aftermath: you'll be burping goat taste for a good 24-48 hours after trying a shot of this stuff.
I'd attempt to describe it further, but I think the manufacturer's flowy description does it better than I ever could:
Each bottle of Haizhilan holds the depth of eternity, its ripples reflecting the expanses of your mind and spirit.
Jan 20, 2015 | 3:45 pm
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I don't vary my alcoholic drinks very much (usually Jack - or Beam - straight or with Coke), but a bartender offered me a free Jim Beam Honey. Couldn't finish it. Probably the first and only free drink I've ever turned down.
Just horrible.
Just horrible.
Jan 20, 2015 | 5:43 pm
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A "Jersey Turnpike" (They empty the bar mats into a shot glass)
or Coors Light is a close second.
or Coors Light is a close second.
Jan 20, 2015 | 6:22 pm
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The worst beer I've ever tasted was from Dogfish Head, of all places. It proves even the best get it wrong sometimes.
It was called Raison D'Etre and it was made with raisins. Really. And you could taste raisin in every sip.
I'm embarrassed to admit I bought it a second time by mistake. I figured I'd try it again in case I just had a bad bottle. Nope, still gawdawful.
It was called Raison D'Etre and it was made with raisins. Really. And you could taste raisin in every sip.
I'm embarrassed to admit I bought it a second time by mistake. I figured I'd try it again in case I just had a bad bottle. Nope, still gawdawful.
Jan 20, 2015 | 6:30 pm
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The worst beer I've ever tasted was from Dogfish Head, of all places. It proves even the best get it wrong sometimes.
It was called Raison D'Etre and it was made with raisins. Really. And you could taste raisin in every sip.
I'm embarrassed to admit I bought it a second time by mistake. I figured I'd try it again in case I just had a bad bottle. Nope, still gawdawful.
It was called Raison D'Etre and it was made with raisins. Really. And you could taste raisin in every sip.
I'm embarrassed to admit I bought it a second time by mistake. I figured I'd try it again in case I just had a bad bottle. Nope, still gawdawful.
I had some pretty awful Pumpkin Ale one fall. I'll avoid any of those in the future.
I don't vary my alcoholic drinks very much (usually Jack - or Beam - straight or with Coke), but a bartender offered me a free Jim Beam Honey. Couldn't finish it. Probably the first and only free drink I've ever turned down.
Just horrible.
Just horrible.
http://www.jimbeam.com/maple
Jan 20, 2015 | 6:33 pm
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Guiness Blonde. I was at a Tilted Kilt recently and asked the bartender for a sample. Putrid, disgusting.
It's beers like the Guiness Blonde which answer the question why brewers in the United States don't try to make more complex and different beers.
It's beers like the Guiness Blonde which answer the question why brewers in the United States don't try to make more complex and different beers.
Jan 20, 2015 | 6:43 pm
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BamaVol Jr #1 tells me that Wells Banana Bread beer is worse than anything else he's tried and he's tried a lot of beers.
Jan 20, 2015 | 6:44 pm
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Jan 20, 2015 | 6:51 pm
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Suze.
Sort of herbal-tasting concoction, made me feel the same way I felt when I was a kid and my mother tried to force medicine down my throat. Parents of a friend in France gave it to me, they knew how I'd react.
Sort of herbal-tasting concoction, made me feel the same way I felt when I was a kid and my mother tried to force medicine down my throat. Parents of a friend in France gave it to me, they knew how I'd react.
Jan 20, 2015 | 6:56 pm
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